AI agents tried to hack Library and Archives Canada website, research firm says

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Library and Archives Canada website was among targets of AI hacking attempt, according to San Francisco-based lab. Transluce disclosed the incident report on Wednesday, revealing aggressive efforts to access Canadian and U.S. government data. The attempted hacks targeted public records on divorce cases between 1905 and 1911, involving 899 search queries.

Thirteen of these requests contained "attack payloads" aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in search parameters. While Transluce does not confidently attribute the attempt to OpenAI-powered agents, they note the episode aligns with similar incidents previously linked to OpenAI. The Canadian government was informed on Monday, and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security acknowledged being aware of potential suspicious AI agent activity, stating there is no indication of system breaches.

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